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3 days ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren |Beth Mattson-Teig
Ten developments from across the Americas have been selected as winners of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2025 ULI Americas Awards for Excellence. ULI began the Awards for Excellence program in 1979 to recognize superior development efforts in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Winning projects represent the highest standards of achievement in the land use profession and encompass a wide range of land uses, sizes, investments, and geographic locations.
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4 days ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren |Beth Mattson-Teig |Karen Jordan
In a world obsessed with all things new and shiny, adaptive reuse finds untapped power in the old. Much like a rare find in an antique or thrift store, reuse unlocks hidden value in the old by giving existing buildings new purpose, character, and relevance in a rapidly changing world. Lori Ferriss, co-founder of the Built Environment Preservation Lab, is helping lead this shift.
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2 weeks ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Hannah Miet |Sibley Fleming |Beth Mattson-Teig
Initiative to address the dual crises of housing affordability and climate changeAn industry-led initiative driving decarbonisation solutions for existing and future affordable homes in Europe. ULI has launched C Change for Housing, a major new pan-European program designed to mobilize the real estate industry around two of society’s most urgent and interconnected challenges: the climate crisis and housing affordability.
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3 weeks ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Hannah Miet |Sibley Fleming |Beth Mattson-Teig
The Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health is poised to host the inaugural event of the 2025 Planetary Health Cities Symposium in Washington, D.C., on June 16. This event aims to address the urgent challenges posed by the degradation of Earth’s natural systems and the impact on human health and well-being.
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2 months ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Ben Johnson |Beth Mattson-Teig |Ron Nyren
Husband and wife architectural team Hans and Torrey Butzer were living in Berlin, Germany, in late 1996 when a contest in Progressive Architecture magazine caught their attention. The competition called for designing a memorial to the victims of the tragic bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995.
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2 months ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Beth Mattson-Teig |Jack Skelley |Brett Widness
TeamLHBK from the University of Cambridge in the UK has been named the winner of the sixth annual ULI Hines Student Competition—Europe. The jury’s decision was announced by ULI and Hines, the global real estate investor, developer and manager, following a two-day in person final held at Hines’ European headquarters, “Grainhouse” in London. Six diverse multidisciplinary teams representing various universities and business schools from across the region participated in the competition final.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Brett Widness |Beth Mattson-Teig
From the November/December Issue of Urban Land 2014: A ULI Advisory Service panel made recommendations about the future use and preservation of Houston’s Astrodome, among the first indoor sports facilities in the world.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Bendix Anderson |Beth Mattson-Teig
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is experiencing increased flooding of local streets, even without major rain events or high winds, and residents are demanding answers. While many are calling on the city to elevate certain streets above the floodplain, ULI experts caution this is the least desirable solution because it can have severe negative consequences on nearby homes and businesses.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren |Beth Mattson-Teig
Most decarbonization efforts across the real estate industry have been centered on operational carbon—understandably so, given that 28 percent of global emissions come from building use. Private and public investment has been focused on energy efficiency measures, on-site renewables and “greening” of the energy grids. Although there is still a way to go, the sector’s approach to tracking and reducing operational carbon is fairly well-established.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Peter B. Madrid |Ron Nyren |Beth Mattson-Teig |Michele Lerner
A common thread weaving through the business of arts and culture, the reimagining of master-planned communities, cutting-edge data centers, advanced lab spaces, and the new breed of elite hotels is clear: a commitment to sustainability, innovation, and economic vitality and impact. These dynamic topics were front and center at the 20th Annual Trends Day, where industry leaders gathered to discuss the present and look to Arizona’s future.
